Improvement in farm-fences



A. nusH & r. YARBouGH.

Farm-Fence.

A Patented July 27,1875.

FIB. 11.

W'umafanfa, Y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEc ALONZO RUSH AND FISHER YARBROUGH, OF TYLER,TEXEAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARM-FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,149., dated July727, 1875; application filed March 3, 1875.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALONZO RUSH and FISHER YARBROUGH, ot' Tyler, Smithcounty, Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFences; and We hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX-act description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdra-Wings, making a part of this specification, in Which- Figure 1 is aside elevation. Fig. 2 represents a crosssection.

The object of our invention is to produce a cheap and easily-constructedfence, and one which neither small nor large stock Will be able to jumpover or pass through.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use ourinvention, We will proceed to describe the exact manner in which We havecarried it out.

In the said drawings, A A' B B' represent the rails, and H H' the posts.c c' c" are Wires, which act as a binding for the posts, and also act assupports for the rails. The wire c is placed on the posts H H', a fewinches from the ground, and sufciently high to prevent the bottom 'railB'l from touching the earth. On these wires c are placed, in properorder, rails to the number of ve. The fence is now of such a height, andthe rails laid so close together, that it is impossible for small stockt0 Jump over or pass through it. A few inches above the tifthrail Wesecure the Wires c', on which is placed the sixth rail A', and againabove this rail, and near the top of the posts H H', We fasten the Wiresc", on Which is placed the seventh or top rail A. The fence is now ofsuch a height as to prevent stock Vfrom jumping over it, While thestrength and close character of the fence Will resist any attempt t0pass through it. The three Wires act together as means for keeping theposts H H firmly in position, as Well as furnishing the division-restsfor the rails, as described.

There maybe a greater or less number of rails used, or they may beplaced in different order, Without departing from the spirit ofl forth.p

ALONZO RUSH. FISHER YARBROUGH; Witnesses:

H. L. SPAIN, F. M. HILL.

